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# Microchipping

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# it's the law
Explainer: Everything you need to know about the new dog microchipping rules
Thinking of getting your pet microchipped this weekend? Here are the facts.
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Apr 2nd 2016, 7:15 AM
# getting lost
If you’re going on holiday and leaving a pet behind, read this
The DSPCA has some good advice for you.
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Jun 28th 2015, 10:30 AM
An Australian cat has ended up in Northern Ireland and nobody knows how
You have cat to be kitten me.
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Jun 19th 2015, 1:41 PM
# a side of chips
Own a dog? You have to microchip it very soon
The government is providing €100,000 to charities who provide the service.
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Jun 12th 2015, 1:52 PM
# boo approved
Own a dog? You will HAVE to microchip it from next year
A new programme will be rolled out for puppies in September, before extending to all dogs in 2016.
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Feb 21st 2015, 7:15 AM
# Handy
Unlock your car, share contacts or log into your computer. It's all possible with human microchipping
The microchip the size of a grain of rice can be implanted into a person’s thumb.
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Aug 16th 2014, 10:15 AM
# Animals
DSPCA struggling as demands rise and donations fall
The society says that demands for help, advice and vet care now outstrip what they can offer.
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Aug 20th 2013, 12:56 PM
# Microchipping
Call for centralised database as starving horses abandoned
While some of the animals are microchipped, the information is held across across 10 databases to which the DSPCA have limited access.
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Jan 18th 2013, 8:20 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should microchipping for dogs be compulsory?
In Northern Ireland, it is compulsory for dogs to be microchipped – but not in the Republic of Ireland. With fresh calls for this to take place, we ask what you think.
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Jan 10th 2013, 9:43 AM
# Microchipping
Sheep farmers call for microchipping of dogs following ‘distressing attacks’
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association says there have been a number of attacks on sheep in recent weeks.
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Jan 10th 2013, 6:45 AM